Blair - Sedgefield - Democracy

[iranu]

Having just seen our beloved leader regain his parliamentary seat I was amazed to see the number of people standing. Whilst I know that standing as a candidate in this constituency is the quickest way to get 30 seconds of fame on the telly (at the cost of the deposit), I was also heartened to at least see democracy in action.

Whilst I'm no fan of the PM at least we have a varied option. I wonder whether other democratic countries see as much variety in the candidates they can choose from in "the leaders" constituency.

[KnightWhoSaysNi]

True. It would be nice if the deposit system were removed to allow more "interesting" candidates in safe constituencies - if I don't like any of the big 3 I would like to make some sort of statement even if the guy only gets 42 votes.